,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ajej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ae1         
#bjba,mr4 ,dunn introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee
 on ,natural ,res\rces1 = a p]iod to be 
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide t a     
project to replace or improve a         
communications facility foll[+ a major  
disa/] or an em]g5cy decl>$ by !        
,presid5t is n subject to requirem5ts to
 prep>e c]ta9 environm5tal or hi/orical 
pres]vation reviews1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,connect+ ,communities ,po/ ,disa/]s  
,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,application ( ,,nepa
 & ,,nhpa to cov]$ communications       
projects  7a7 ,,nepa exemption ,a cov]$ 
project %all n be subject to !          
requirem5ts ( section #ajb7b77;,c7 ( !  
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  

#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;,c774    
7b7 ,national ,hi/oric ,pres]vation ,act
 exemption ,a cov]$ project %all n be   
consid]$ an und]tak+ "u section #cjjcbj 
( title #ed1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7c7  
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,communications facility ,! t]m         
communications facility includes-- 7,a7 
any wireless or wirel9e infra/ructure = 
! transmission ( writ+1 signs1 signals1 
data1 images1 pictures1 or s\nds ( all  
k9ds2  7,b7 any transmitt+ device1 t[]1 
or support /ructure1 & any equipm5t1    
swit*es1 wir+1 cabl+1 p[] s\rces1       
%elt]s1 or cab9ets1 associat$ ) !       
provision ( communications s]vices2 &   
7,c7 any ant5na or app>atus t-- 7i7 is  
design$ = ! purpose ( emitt+ radio      
frequ5cy2  7ii7 is design$ to be op]at$1
 or is op]at+1 f a fix$ location2 &     
7iii7 is add$ to a t[]1 build+1 or o!r  
/ructure4  7#b7 ,communications s]vice  
,! t]m communications s]vice means a    
s]vice = ! transmission ( writ+1 signs1 
signals1 data1 images1 pictures1 or     

s\nds ( all k9ds4  7#c7 ,cov]$ project  
,! t]m cov]$ project means a project t--
 7,a7 is to be c>ri$ out )9 an area =   
:i* ! ,presid5t has decl>$ a major      
disa/] or an em]g5cy "u ! ,rob]t ,t4    
,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy       
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et 
seq472  7,b7 is to be c>ri$ out n lat]  
?an #e ye>s aft] ! date on :i* !        
,presid5t made su* decl>ation2 &  7,c7  
replaces a communications facility      
damag$ by su* disa/] or em]g5cy or makes
 improvem5ts to a communications        
facility 9 su* area t c\ld reasonably be
 consid]$ z necess>y = recov]y f su*    
disa/] or em]g5cy or to prev5t or       
mitigate future disa/]s or em]g5cies4